Characters, pronunciations, meanings, and related Korean words.

東問西答

Character definitions

  • 동녘 동, east, eastern, eastward (8)
  • 물을 문, 알릴 문, ask (about), inquire after (11)
  • 西서녘 서, west(ern); westward, occident (6)
  • 젖을 답, answer, reply; return; assent to (12)

Related Korean words

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동문서답 irrelevant answer